Carol Smillie CV Carol was born on the 23rd Dec 1961 and is the youngest of four.She began her career as a student at the world famous Glasgow School or Art, before trying her hand at modelling. She spent the next decade as a highly successful model and got her first major break into television as the highly publicised hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. Offers quickly flooded in, and she was snapped up by the BBC travelling the world to present The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBc 1's Holiday. Summer Holiday, and Holiday Swaps quickly followed before she was chosen to become the face of The National Lottery for three years. However, the show she will always be known for is, of course, BBC television's CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British television as we know it today. The programme earned Carol invitations to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street ,an Indie award a National TV Award, a Bafta nomination , not forgetting Ronni Ancona's alter ego 'Smillie Smillie Carol Smillie' and of course the big red book on THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

Carol is now one of the UK’s most sought after presenters for television programmes, award ceremonies, corporate events, advertisements and charity work. She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush With Fame (ITV1) ,took part in Strictly Come Dancing(BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV). She has also guested on countless shows including Friday Night With Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. She has published her own book,'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook' and pre and post natal fitness DVD "Changing Shape' as well as a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times. She is very much in demand in the corporate market as a host for company conferences and award ceremonies, and was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Lately, Carol has turned her hand to comedy, treading the boards with two sellout tours of Vagina Monologues, and the hilarious 'Hormonal Housewives'.

Interestingly , Carol returned to Glasgow School of Art four years ago, to complete 'unfinished business' where she now turns her hand to life drawing and painting in her spare time. She is married to restauranteur Alex Knight and they have three wonderful children Christie, Robbie and Jodie. 2012 has marked a change in direction as Carol launched her new business 'DiaryDoll' with friend and ex-tennis champion Annabel Croft, bringing a completely new and innovative product to market, never before seen in the UK or Europe. To find out more click For more information about Carol’s career and her availability please email info@carolsmillie.tv © 2009 - 2011 Carol Smillie | Terms Carol Smillie, Textiles Carol Smillie Profile > Carol was born on the 23rd Dec 1961 and is the youngest of four.She began her career as a student at the world famous Glasgow School or Art, before trying her hand at modelling. She spent the next decade as a highly successful model and got her first major break into television as the highly publicised hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show.

Carol Smillie, Book TV, Radio & News Presenters Speaker Carol Smillie Carol Smillie / Speaker Profile Carol Smillie Carol Smillie was born on the 23rd Dec 1961 and is the youngest of four. She began her career as a student at the world famous Glasgow School or Art, before trying her hand at modelling. Carol spent the next decade as a highly successful model and got her first major break into television as the highly publicised hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. Offers quickly flooded in, and she was snapped up by the BBC travelling the world to present The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBc 1's Holiday. Summer Holiday, and Holiday Swaps quickly followed before she was chosen to become the face of The National Lottery for three years. However, the show Carol Smillie will always be known for is, of course, BBC television's CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British television as we know it today.

The programme earned Carol invitations to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street,an Indie award a National TV Award, a Bafta nomination, not forgetting Ronni Ancona's alter ego 'Smillie Smillie Carol Smillie' and of course the big red book on THIS IS YOUR LIFE. Carol Smillie is now one of the UK's most sought after presenters for television programmes, award ceremonies, corporate events, advertisements and charity work. She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush with Fame (ITV1), took part in Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV). She has also guested on countless shows including Friday Night with Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and is a regular contributor on STV. She has published her own book,'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook' and pre and post natal fitness DVD 'Changing Shape' as well as a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times.

She is very much in demand in the corporate market as a host for company conferences and award ceremonies, and was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Lately, Carol has turned her hand to comedy, treading the boards with two sellout tours of Vagina Monologues, and the hilarious 'Hormonal Housewives'. Interestingly, Carol returned to Glasgow School of Art four years ago, to complete 'unfinished business' where she now turns her hand to life drawing and painting in her spare time. She is married to restauranteur Alex Knight and they have three wonderful children Christie, Robbie and Jodie. Booking Find out how to book Carol Smillie for your next event by calling SpeakOut on 0131 440 9226 or Carol Smillie | ZoomInfo.com Carol Smillie + Get 10 Free Contacts a Month Please agree to the terms and conditions I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

I understand that I will receive a subscription to ZoomInfo Grow at no charge in exchange for downloading and installing the ZoomInfo Contact Contributor utility which, among other features, involves sharing my business contacts as well as headers and signature blocks from emails that I receive. Hostess On the Popular ITV Show Wheel Fortune Web References (140 Total References) Carol ... career as a student at the world famous Glasgow School or Art, before trying her A highly successful model for over a decade, her first major break into television was as hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. She was snapped up by the BBC to present The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBC1's Holiday. Summer Holiday, and Holiday Swaps before she was chosen to become the face of The National Lottery for three years. Carol presented CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British television as we know it today. She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush With Fame (ITV1) ,took part in Strictly Come Dancing(BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV).

She has also guested on countless shows including Friday Night With Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. CHANGING ROOMS earned Carol invitations to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street ,an Indie award a National TV Award, a Bafta nomination , not forgetting Ronni Ancona's alter ego 'Smillie Smillie Carol Smillie' and of course the big red book on THIS IS YOUR LIFE. Carol was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Publishing her own book,'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook', a pre and post natal fitness DVD "Changing Shape' and also has a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times. More recently, Carol has been treading the boards with two sellout tours of Vagina Monologues, and the hilarious 'Hormonal Housewives'. 2012 Carol launched her new business 'DiaryDoll' with friend and ex-tennis champion Annabel Croft, bringing a completely new and innovative product to market, never before seen in the UK or Europe. ...

"Thank you so much for pulling off 'the impossible' and helping us to work with Carol Smillie. Carol ... A highly successful model for over a decade, her first major break into television was as hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. She was snapped up by the BBC to present The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBC1's Holiday. Summer Holiday, and Holiday Swaps before she was chosen to become the face of The National Lottery for three years. Carol presented CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British television as we know it today. She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush With Fame (ITV1) ,took part in Strictly Come Dancing(BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV). She has also guested on countless shows including Friday Night With Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

CHANGING ROOMS earned Carol invitations to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street ,an Indie award a National TV Award, a Bafta nomination , not forgetting Ronni Ancona's alter ego 'Smillie Smillie Carol Smillie' and of course the big red book on THIS IS YOUR LIFE. Carol was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Publishing her own book,'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook', a pre and post natal fitness DVD "Changing Shape' and also has a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times. More recently, Carol has been treading the boards with two sellout tours of Vagina Monologues, and the hilarious 'Hormonal Housewives'. 2012 Carol launched her new business 'DiaryDoll' with friend and ex-tennis champion Annabel Croft, bringing a completely new and innovative product to market, never before seen in the UK or Europe. ... "Thank you so much for pulling off 'the impossible' and helping us to work with Carol Smillie. Carol ...

A highly successful model for over a decade, her first major break into television was as hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. She was snapped up by the BBC to present The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBC1's Holiday. Summer Holiday, and Holiday Swaps before she was chosen to become the face of The National Lottery for three years. Carol presented CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British television as we know it today. She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush With Fame (ITV1) ,took part in Strictly Come Dancing(BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV). She has also guested on countless shows including Friday Night With Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. CHANGING ROOMS earned Carol invitations to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street ,an Indie award a National TV Award, a Bafta nomination , not forgetting Ronni Ancona's alter ego 'Smillie Smillie Carol Smillie' and of course the big red book on THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

Carol was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Publishing her own book,'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook', a pre and post natal fitness DVD "Changing Shape' and also has a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times. More recently, Carol has been treading the boards with two sellout tours of Vagina Monologues, and the hilarious 'Hormonal Housewives'. 2012 Carol launched her new business 'DiaryDoll' with friend and ex-tennis champion Annabel Croft, bringing a completely new and innovative product to market, never before seen in the UK or Europe. ... "Thank you so much for pulling off 'the impossible' and helping us to work with Carol Smillie. Carol ... Carol Smillie (Model) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Carol Smillie Female Born Dec 23, 1961 Carol Patricia Smillie is a Scottish television personality, model and actress.

Smillie is well known for presenting the award winning BBC series Changing Rooms, which won her a National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme in 1998. She became the hostess of the British version of the international television game show Wheel of Fortune in 1989.… Read More related links Win Tickets To See Hormonal Housewives The Citizen - Apr 14, 2013 'Following 2012âs celebrated reception as they caused mayhem and mania in theatres across the land, the irrepressible Hormonal Housewives are back and return to The Sands Centre, Carlisle on Friday 3rd May, 2013 and they have three pairs of tickets to give away.\n\nThe show for all those women out there whose man is more James May than Christian Grey, Hormonal Housewives is a hilarious comedy written by husband and wife team Julie Coombe and John McIsaac. Following on from their hugely succes...

New Next Store Opens In Shoreham The Argus Google News - Aug 11, 2011 'The new Next store in Shoreham was unveiled yesterday by Changing Rooms presenter <mark>Carol Smillie</mark>, pictured right. The store has created 250 jobs at the Holmbush Centre in Upper Shoreham Road' Selingkuhan Giggs Diajak Ikut Reality Show Vivanews Google News - Jul 10, 2011 'Selain Natasha, selebriti lain yang coba diundang terlibat dalam acara itu adalah petinju Mike Tyson dan Ricky Hatton, Bobby Brown, Amy Childs, Vanessa White, Andi Peters dan <mark>Carol Smillie</mark>. Big Brother merupakan reality show yang menempatkan sekelompok' Kerry Katona Moves Back Home After Split With Agent Stv.Tv Google News - Jun 24, 2011 'Warrington-based PR Dave Warwick , who has represented Rick Astley, Paul Burrell and <mark>Carol Smillie</mark> in the past, is mentioned in the report as having been among those approached by Katona to take her on.

His office however refused to make any comment' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Carol Smillie. CHILDHOOD 1961 Birth Born on December 23, 1961. TEENAGE 1979 17 Years Old At age 18, in 1979, Smillie embarked on her first year at the Glasgow School of Art, studying Art, Design, and Fashion, with the idea of becoming a fashion designer. … Read More Smillie felt she didn't really fit in with the typical punk students sporting green hair and pink shoes. To subsidise her studies, Smillie worked in a cocktail bar, modelling part-time. Smillie left to embark on a modelling career.<br /><br /> Smillie joined the Best Modelling Agency, run by Fiona Best. Too short at for catwalk modelling, she booked photo shoots and promotions. Smillie worked for the agency throughout the 1980s. Smillie met her future husband, former model Alex Knight, through Fiona's agency.

Read Less TWENTIES 1989 27 Years Old Smillie's presenting career launched in 1989, at age 27, when she beat 5,000 other applicants to become the hostess and puzzle board operator of Scottish Television's Wheel of Fortune game show. … Read More She co-presented the show for 5 years with fellow Scot Nicky Campbell. Read Less 1991 29 Years Old Smillie lives in Glasgow with husband Knight, a restaurateur, whom she married in August 1991. … Read More The marriage took place at Gleddoch House, in Langbank, near Glasgow. They have three children: Christie (born 1995), Robbie (born 1997), and Jodie (born 1999).

The children attended Hutchesons Grammar School as their mother did before them.<br /><br /> Smillie launched her official website on 9 February 2005, The site features a mix of videos and photos of her career to date, with information about her current TV projects, corporate work, writing and involvement with charities.<br /><br /> In October 2006, the site hosted personal video diaries filmed on a hand camera by Smillie, which she termed âCarol Camsâ, These short diaries showed Smillieâs preparation, progress and reactions to her time on Strictly Come Dancing something no other celebrity on this show attempted and gave an insight into the behind the scenes working of the show.<br /><br /> In April 2008, her site was given a complete revamp and Smillie started monthly video blogs detailing. Read Less THIRTIES 1994 32 Years Old Smillie left the show in 1994, replaced by Jenny Powell.

… Read More Fashion series, presented by Carol Smillie, produced by Scottish Television.<br /><br /> BBC Manchester then offered Smillie the reporter's job on BBC Two's The Travel Show.<br /><br /> Stints followed on BBC One for the Holiday programme. Smillie continued to present holiday programmes such as Summer Holiday, Holiday Swaps, Holiday Heaven and Holiday Favourites throughout the Nineties. Read Less Show Less In 1996, Smillie became the original presenter of BBC Two's new DIY show Changing Rooms. … Read More The show was an immediate success and was transferred to BBC One for series 2. The programme is credited with starting a craze for DIY in the late 1990s. During her time on the show, Smillie and the Changing Rooms team won a National TV Award and an INDIE Award and were BAFTA nominated. Smillie remained the main presenter for 13 series, leaving in 2003. In September 1998, Smillie was presented with a Red Book about her life, on the television show This Is Your Life. Michael Aspel, surprising her with the Book at a recording of Changing Rooms.

Read Less In 1996, Smillie was selected to present the BBC The National Lottery Show. … Read More Smillie mainly appeared on the Wednesday Midweek Draw show, but also made occasional appearances on Saturday nights. Read Less Smillie presented various incarnations of the show, such as The National Lottery â Amazing Luck Stories, The National Lottery â We've Got Your Number, National Lottery â Local Heroes between 1996 and 2000. … Read More In September 2006, she appeared on The National Lottery: Everyone's A Winner! in Edinburgh with contestant Charley. Read Less 1998 36 Years Old In 1998, Smillie hosted a mid-morning chat-show on BBC One entitled Smillie's People. … Read More The programme was 15 minutes in length. Each day, Smillie interviewed a different celebrity.<br /><br /> In 2003, after leaving Changing Rooms, Smillie joined the Channel 5 show Dream Holiday Homes. This new show was similar to Changing Rooms, although this time, entire properties were given a makeover.

The properties were situated in various Southern European locations, and at the end of each show Smillie would auction off the property for the price of a Â£1 phone call to a lucky viewer picked at random. The show ran for five series.<br /><br /> Smillie was back working for STV Productions in 2005 as presenter of the short-lived ITV show The People's Court.<br /><br /> Later that year, she was the presenter of ITV's A Brush with Fame, searching for the UK's best amateur portrait artist.<br /><br /> Smillie returned to STV from November 2007 into 2008 to host the Scottish channel's new gameshow, Postcode Challenge. In each show, four teams of six people from the same postcode area are tested on general knowledge. Smillie said, "I feel like I've come full circle from my first job as hostess at STV on Wheel of Fortune, and now I'm back presenting what is the biggest quiz show from STV in years".

Read Less 2001 39 Years Old In 2001, Smillie appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank and the following year appeared on The Sooty Show in the episode called "All New Sooty". … Read More In the summer of 2009, Smillie appeared as a guest presenter of STV's The Hour for one week between 24 and 28 August, with main anchor Stephen Jardine. Read Less FORTIES 2003 41 Years Old … Smillie is trustee to a number of Glasgow institutions. These include Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, where she is on the board as trustee of The Kelvingrove Refurbishment Appeal (KRA). This is an independent trust established to raise Â£5million in sponsorship and donations towards the Â£27.9million refurbishment of Kelvingrove. She became a board member and Trustee for The Riverside Museum. <br /><br />She supports the Glasgow School of Art, as a former and current student of the Schoolâs Continuing Education Programme. Smillie is a member of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project team.

In July 2007 she launched The Digital MacIntosh Project to raise funds for the restoration and refubishment of the MacIntosh Building, which houses the school. <br /><br />When Smillie was hosting Wheel of Fortune in the early 1990s, she was invited to take the Mensa test for high IQs by a tabloid newspaper, to prove that Game Show hostesses were not stupid. She claimed to have passed with an IQ of 148. Read Less She courted controversy in 2003, when she announced in an interview that she had cheated on the test. … Read More She admitted that the test was not taken under exam conditions, and she completed only two thirds of it, coming unstuck at the end. Smillie had phoned a friend to complete the remainder of the test.

She said, "I felt slightly guilty at the time, but it hadn't really bothered me that I had cheated because it was never a real test to me, and Mensa had never invited me to take part." Read Less Carol Smillie biography, Author, Radio, Television Carol Smillie : biography 23 December 1961 - Carol Patricia Smillie (born 23 December 1961) is a Scottish television personality, model and actress. Smillie is known for presenting the award-winning BBC series Changing Rooms, which won her a National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme in 1998. She became the hostess of the British version of the international television game show Wheel of Fortune in 1989. Smillie then appeared on the BBC television channel, firstly as a reporter on The Travel Show, and then Holiday, often as the programme's presenter. However, it was the DIY programme Changing Rooms that established her name and led to her presenting other primetime shows for the BBC, such as the National Lottery and her own morning chat show Smillie's People.

Smillie continues to present television shows, mainly on the STV channel, but in recent years has moved into other areas of entertainment. Smillie appeared in theatrical productions of The Vagina Monologues, (2006 and 2007) and Hormonal Housewives (2010 and 2012), touring around Scotland. Between 2007 and 2010, Smillie was the figurehead campaign model for the Scottish company The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Alongside her daughter Christie, she was the advertising model for the Ortak jewellery company. Smillie co-authored Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook. She is known for her smile, which was caricatured by the British impressionist Ronni Ancona in the UK television show Big Impression. Ancona's impression of Smillie used the catchphrase "I’m Smiley Smiley Carol Smillie", which Smillie adopted and has entered into popular culture. Author In 2003 Smillie joined forces with Eileen Fursland to became a best selling author with the publication of Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook.

The book examined the practical problems and emotional issues that face women who go back to work. It considered work-life balance, time management, workplace rights to maternity leave and pay, tax credits. Commencing on 10 May 2008, Smillie co-authored with animal behaviourist Emma Magson a weekly based column in The Times entitled 'Perfect Pets'. The column was featured in the Body and Soul section of the Saturday edition and lasted 10 weeks. Radio In June 2009 Smillie appeared in the BBC Radio Scotland comedy sketch show Ellis and Clarke. Smillie appeared in a number of sketches in the 30-minute production playing herself, in which she and the members of the cast parodied her television personality. The show was broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland on 5 June 2009. On Bank Holiday 31 August 2009, Smillie hosted her own Radio show on 105.2 Smooth Radio, a Scottish Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Glasgow and the surrounding area. Television BBC Manchester then offered Smillie the reporter's job on BBC Two's The Travel Show.#story_continue Holiday Stints followed on BBC One for the Holiday programme.

Smillie continued to present Holiday programmes such as Summer Holiday, Holiday Swaps, Holiday Heaven and Holiday Favourites throughout the Nineties. Changing Rooms In 1996, Smillie became the original presenter of BBC Two's new DIY show Changing Rooms. The show was an immediate success and was transferred to BBC One for series 2. The programme is credited with starting the craze for DIY in the late 1990s. During her time on the show, Smillie and the Changing Rooms team won A National TV Award and an INDIE Award and were BAFTA nominated. Smillie stayed as the main presenter for 13 series, leaving in 2003. In September 1998 Smillie was presented with a Red Book about her life, on the long-running television show This Is Your Life. Michael Aspel, surprising her with the Book at a recording of Changing Rooms. Carol Smillie | Voice Over Artist Scottish Voice Description Carol's crisp and clear Glaswegian tones bring a positive lift and a freshness to any script. Her natural enthusiastic style is warm, approachable and assured.

Perfect for a great range of voice work across commercial, corporate and documentary genres Biography Carol got her first major break into television as the highly publicised hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. Subsequent TV work included The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBC1's Holiday. Summer Holiday and Holiday Swaps quickly followed before she became the face of The National Lottery for three years. Her big break was with BBC television's CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme. She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush With Fame (ITV1) ,took part in Strictly Come Dancing(BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV). She has published her own book,'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook' and pre and post natal fitness DVD "Changing Shape' as well as a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times. Carol is now one of the UK’s most sought after presenters for television programmes, award ceremonies, corporate events, advertisements and charity work.

Most recently she was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Adverts English neutral, English regional Adverts Josh has a confident twenty-something voice that excels at sounding friendly and natural, cool and edgy, or authoritative and corporate. He natural accent is low key northern, approachable, everyman and current. 20’s, 30’s, 40’s Native Language: American, Australian/New Zealand, English neutral, English regional, Irish Commercial Jessica is a versatile vocal chameleon with a natural, warm, bright, educated RP accent. She records frequently in American, Australian, Irish and as a LAMDA actress she’ll take on anything you throw at her from characters to corporate commercials. American, English neutral, Irish Adverts Marilyn's warm and sexy voice makes her an excellent choice for commercials. Extremely versatile, that warmth has also a wonderful softness to it, which lends itself for children’s storytelling. Carol Smillie TV personality spokesperson - Radio Relations - The UK's Leading Radio PR Specialists Carol smillie Our Opinion on Carol Smillie Carol Smillie is a strong, positive and friendly personality whose opinion and outlook is always professional and credible.

Due to her expertise in TV, she is an ideal spokesperson with her confidence and inspiration. Below is an interview of Carol Smillie talking about children getting cancer and raising awareness for 'Yummy Mummy' Week on South West Sound FM. If you're interested in a TV personality spokesperson for any radio or TV interviews please get in contact with us. About Carol Smillie Carol was born on the 23rd Dec 1961 and is the youngest of four.She began her career as a student at the world famous Glasgow School or Art, before trying her hand at modelling. She spent the next decade as a highly successful model and got her first major break into television as the highly publicised hostess on Wheel of Fortune, an ITV quiz show. ​ Offers quickly flooded in, and she was snapped up by the BBC travelling the world to present The Travel Show for BBC2 and then BBc 1's Holiday. Summer Holiday, and Holiday Swaps quickly followed before she was chosen to become the face of The National Lottery for three years. However, the show she will always be known for is, of course, BBC television's CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British television as we know it today.

The programme earned Carol invitations to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street ,an Indie award a National TV Award, a Bafta nomination, not forgetting Ronni Ancona's alter ego 'Smillie Smillie Carol Smillie' and of course the big red book on THIS IS YOUR LIFE. Carol is now one of the UK’s most sought after presenters for television programmes, award ceremonies, corporate events, advertisements and charity work. ​ She has since fronted shows like Dream Holiday Home (C5) A Brush With Fame (ITV1) ,took part in Strictly Come Dancing(BBC1) winning 5th place and even went full circle by hosting her own quiz show Postcode Challenge (STV). She has also guested on countless shows including Friday Night With Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. She has published her own book, 'Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook' and pre and post natal fitness DVD "Changing Shape' as well as a column in Woman's Own and 'Perfect Pets' for The Sunday Times.

She is very much in demand in the corporate market as a host for company conferences and award ceremonies, and was chosen to host the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. Lately, Carol has turned her hand to comedy, treading the boards with two sell-out tours of Vagina Monologues, and the hilarious 'Hormonal Housewives'. Interestingly , Carol returned to Glasgow School of Art four years ago, to complete 'unfinished business' where she now turns her hand to life drawing and painting in her spare time. She is married to restauranteur Alex Knight and they have three wonderful children Christie, Robbie and Jodie. If you are considering a radio PR campaign, want some ideas or just want to pick our brains feel free to get in touch! Telephone Carol Smillie | Prime Performers Booking Agency Gallery Carol Smillie is a TV presenter, actress and former model, whose first major break into television was as the hostess on the ITV quiz show Wheel Of Fortune. She is also well known for presenting the highly popular BBC 1 DIY/home improvement show Changing Rooms.

With an engaging smile and a surname to match, Carol has charmed audiences in a career that has seen her rise to celebrity status, earning her invitations to Buckingham Palace and Downing Street, hosting the Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall, receiving an Indie Award, as well as a National TV Award and a Bafta nomination. Along the way, she has been impersonated by Ronni Ancona and been the subject of the iconic celebrity show This Is Your Life! In addition to the Wheel Of Fortune and Changing Rooms, other shows that Carol has presented include Dream Holiday Home, A Brush With Fame, The Travel Show, British Wedding Venues, The Peoples Court, Smillie's People,and her own quiz show Postcode Challenge. Carol's TV guest credits are too numerous to list in their entirety, but include shows like Friday Night With Jonathon Ross, Have I Got News For You, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Strictly Come Dancing. She was also the face of The National Lottery for three years. In addition, Carol has been the voice of radio shows like Scotland's Winter Wonderland and Vet School, and BBC Radio Scotland's comedy sketch show Ellis And Clarke.

Carol's book, Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook, published in 2003, became a top seller, as did her a pre and post natal fitness DVD entitled, appropriately enough, Changing Shape. She also has her own column in Woman's Own. Carol is involved with several charities, primarily focused on child welfare, such as The Prince & Princess Of Wales Hospice, for which she hosts A Little Less Strictly Come Dancing ball every year alongside Angus Purden. Carol Smillie is one of the UK's most sought after presenters for Award Ceremonies and other Corporate Events. To book her, contact a Prime Performers Booking Agent via the online booking enquiry form or alternatively call us on 020 7251 8222. You May Also Like...

Wheel of Fortune (2) - UKGameshows Wheel of Fortune (2) Announcer: Steve Hamilton Broadcast Scottish in association with King World Productions, The Walt Disney Company and Action Time for ITV, 19 July 1988 to 31 December 1989 (27 episodes in 2 series + 5 specials) Scottish in association with King World Productions and Buena Vista International for ITV, 4 June 1991 to 24 August 1992 (26 episodes in 2 series) Scottish in association with King World Productions for ITV, 7 June 1993 to 21 December 2001 (10 series) Synopsis Everyone likes Hangman, right? Everyone likes spinning carnival wheels also, right? Some idiot genius came up with the idea of combining the two for this worryingly seminal word game. A wall of lit boxes indicated the lengths of the words in the phrase that must be guessed, and a clue was given to what sort of phrase was to be guessed.

Players took turns consisting of spinning the wheel to generate a random number of points, guessing a consonant that may have appeared in the puzzle and earning the spun sum of points for each appearance their chosen consonant made, until they spun "Lose A Turn", "Bankrupt" (which also lost them all their points for that round) or pick a letter which didn't appear, all turn-ending crimes. Vowels in the puzzle could also be revealed, but this cost the players points instead of generating them. On their turn, players had the choice to also attempt to divine the nature of the phrase, a correct guess ending the round and winning a prize, chosen from three alternatives. Repeat four times (double points in the later two rounds, the last round eliminating all that tiring spinning to save time) and the top scorer got the chance to solve a puzzle with just the appearances of six chosen letters. As with most international versions of Wheel (and the American version until 1988), rather than being given "R, S, T, L, N, and E," the contestant picked five consonants and a vowel. Getting this final puzzle right won the show's jackpot.

The brilliant piece of cunning behind this game is that it was in players' interests to keep spinning and accumulating points for as long as possible before guessing what the phrase was to win the round. In this way it looked like the players didn't know what the phrase actually was; viewers at home almost certainly would have got the answer before the contestants on-screen and could enjoy happy minutes and seconds shouting out at it. Campbell's corner Most people will associate the game most firmly with fellow Scot Nicky Campbell, whose easy-going gentle nature brought the show high ratings. The role of the letter-turner (which, incidentally, went to semi-automatic on the US show in 1997) has also earned some degree of celebrity (or should that be notoriety?) from their roles - in particular, former model Carol Smillie is now a mega-celeb thanks to the Wheel and the recently British appetite for DIY makeover shows. Carol Smillie and Nicky Campbell Brad's Box!? When Campbell left to pursue other interests, mainly going back to his DJ roots, seaside-comedian-type Bradley Walsh was introduced to the show in 1997.

A few innovations were added to the format, such as Brad's Box - a special on-the-spot prize (for landing on a certain square) which was in... er... a box. Bradley Walsh and Jenny Powell The Leslie generation John Leslie became the host in 1998, after Bradley left to become a father. Brad's Box became Leslie's Luxury! He'd come a long way since his game show hosting debut ( Scavengers ). Jenny Powell and John Leslie The programme's final host was Paul Hendy . Key moments John Leslie sees the funny side A female contestant in the Walsh era getting a puzzle right after just one letter had been revealed. One man managed to spin the wheel the wrong way. It ruined the mechanism and the studio technicians spent hours trying to get it to work again. Catchphrases Sign off towards the break - "We'll see you in the spin of a wheel" followed by that hand movement.

At the end of the show: "We'll see you next time around!" "One spin of this wheel could mean a possible fortune!" "Let's call up the bank..." "It's time to leave this wheel behind and go for a possible fortune!" This was later shortened to: "Let's go for that fortune!" At the beginning of the show, originally: "Wheeeeel o-o-of Fortune!" followed by: "Your host - Nicky Campbell!" or, in later series: "With Nicky Campbell and Carol Smillie!" Inventor From the original US game Wheel of Fortune, devised by Merv Griffin. Theme music The theme is called Spin to Win by David Pringle and Bobbie Heatlie. Trivia Possibly the first ever show to use male models ("Prize Guys") to display the prizes. Tracy Shaw did a one week stint as co-host to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Coronation Street. Surprisingly, the final series with Paul Hendy was repeated on ITV1 during the 2004 christmas period. Jackpot! On solving the end puzzle, the contestant won a jackpot prize. This top prize changed from series to series.

Initially, it was choice from three prizes which might include a holiday, a new car or a cash jackpot worth £3,000. The cash award was increased to £4,000 from 1989-92, which was at that time the highest jackpot on British television, the previous highest amount having probably been (albeit briefly) the £3,200 offered on Lingo , but the £4,000 record was beaten in 1990 by The $64,000 Question 's £6,400. When cash limits on gameshow winnings were abolished in 1991, the prize fund went up to £5,000, then in 1994 the prizes were changed to be a car or £10,000, which was increased to £20,000 from 1995-1998, with the winning contestant randomly selecting the prize by choosing one of two sealed envelopes. During the daytime series, winners of each round were able to choose from an array of prizes laid out in the studio, such as a CD player, dishwasher etc.

The cash prize for the final was dropped to £2000. Regional transmission details 1988–98: For the first ten series, the show was broadcast once a week in a primetime slot. 1999: During the eleventh series, the programme was moved to a five-shows-a-week daytime slot and it aired at 2.40 each afternoon from 2 March, after the sixth series of Dale's Supermarket Sweep concluded its run. It took a break from 28 May to 10 September 1999. 2000: The twelfth series began at the start of the year, and lasted until the start of December. During this series, the show's slot varied in different ITV regions. Carlton (London and Westcountry), Grampian and Scottish broadcast it at 5.30. Anglia, Border, Granada, Meridian, Yorkshire, Tyne Tees and Ulster aired it at 1.30 until 31 March 2000, then Friday afternoons only from 18 May to 9 June.

Then from 12 June it was moved back to five-times-a-week; from 17 July, it was moved to 2.40, so not all the episodes aired. HTV followed Anglia's pattern until 8 May before switching to the 5.30 slot. Carlton (Central) also followed Anglia's pattern until 12 June before moving the show to 5.30. Additional episodes were broadcast by all ITV regions on Sundays during May. 2001: During the thirteenth series, all ITV regions broadcast episodes at 5.30 from 2 January to 22 June 2001, before being switched to a Saturday afternoon slot until 4 August 2001. The final thirty episodes (series fourteen) were also networked at 2.40, from 12 November to 21 December. Merchandise Waddingtons produced a tie-in board game, which rather bizarrely didn't actually mention that it was based on the TV show. The Waddingtons board game An LCD handheld game was also available. Web links

Question: On which TV quiz show was Carol Smillie a hostess
Answer: Wheel of Fortune